Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apelo | |
| tú | apelas | |
| él / ella / usted | apela | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apeláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apelé | |
| tú | apelaste | |
| él / ella / usted | apeló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apelasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apelaba | |
| tú | apelabas | |
| él / ella / usted | apelaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apelabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apelaré | |
| tú | apelarás | |
| él / ella / usted | apelará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apelaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apelaría | |
| tú | apelarías | |
| él / ella / usted | apelaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apelaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apele | |
| tú | apeles | |
| él / ella / usted | apele | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apelemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apeléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apelen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to appeal
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations